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The main audience for all these proposals from the Russian elite is not in fact Trump, but Putin, who still seeks a landmark agreement with Washington.

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Amid deep economic fragility, the aftermath of a devastating war with Israel, and the continued impact of regional conflict, Lebanon faces an uphill battle to enact long-overdue financial and structural reforms. The government hopes that delivering on its reform commitments will help restore public and international trust in the country, revive prospects for economic recovery, and attract much-needed foreign support and investment. While the recent IMF and World Bank meetings in Washington and the passage of long-delayed financial legislation have prompted cautious optimism, serious doubts remain about the government's ability to implement meaningful change within a political system where the power of vested interests groups remain strong and characterized by decades of corruption. To examine the challenges facing Lebanon’s path to unlocking international assistance, economic recovery and post – conflict reconstruction, including bank restructuring and fiscal transparency, the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center is hosting a virtual panel discussion on Friday, May 23, at 4:00 pm EEST (Beirut time). The speakers will be Amer Bisat, Lebanon’s Minister of Economy and Trade, and Albert Kostanian, economist and policy analyst. The event will be held in English, and moderated by Maha Yahya, director of the Malcolm H. Kerr Carnegie Middle East Center. This panel is part of a broader series of discussions that aim to explore Lebanon’s path forward at a pivotal moment in its history, one marked by the emergence of new leadership, the convergence of multiple crises, and the mounting challenges that continue to shape the country’s future. Viewers are invited to submit questions to the panelists via the live chat feature on Facebook and YouTube. For more information, please contact Najwa Yassine at [email protected].

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To reduce reliance on nuclear weapons, states must narrow their nuclear doctrines, utilise non-nuclear deterrence alternatives and engage in risk reduction.

The federal government said it would hold hearings next month on controversial applications to mine the ocean floor.

Government officials have traditionally steered clear of such overtly religious language, as the Constitution prohibits the establishment of an official state religion.

“When I saw the name change on the Kennedy Center website and then hours later on the building, I chose to cancel our concert,” Chuck Redd said.

Carmakers have known for decades that battery recycling was poisoning people abroad. Nigeria’s crackdown is an effort to catalog the damage.

President Trump said "numerous perfect strikes" had hit Islamic State terrorist targets in the West African nation of Nigeria.

President Donald Trump announced on social media that the U.S. conducted a strike against ISIS in Nigeria on Christmas night. "Tonight, at my direction as Commander in Chief, the United States launched a powerful and deadly strike against ISIS Terrorist Scum in Northwest Nigeria, who have been targe...

The attack comes after President Trump ordered the Defense Department last month to prepare to intervene militarily in Nigeria to protect Christians from Islamic militants.

The president said numerous strikes were conducted against alleged Islamic State terrorists who he accused of targeting Christians in northwest Nigeria.